Meet Saxony’s most famous ruler who shaped the face of Dresden like no other. Visit the famous castles that the “German Sun King” had built by his architect extraordinaire Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann in and around Dresden.

Relive the story of how the European porcelain was invented in Dresden and see the city’s amazing porcelain collection. Then move to Meissen to visit the original and current production sites of Europe’s first and finest porcelain. 
 

Visit the city where one of the greatest composers in musical history spent the last 27 years of his life. See the former apartment of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, another famous Leipzig musician, who was responsible for the Bach renaissance in the 19th century. 

Visit Saxony’s only UNESCO World Heritage Site, a landscape park divided between Germany and Poland since 1945. Be amazed by Görlitz, an equally divided town of rare beauty, with 4,000 protected buildings forming a living picture book of architectural history. 

Follow parts of a touristic route which reflects the religious diversity of a region which changed hands many times. Visit the birthplace of the Moravian church and learn about the unique Lenten Veils of Zittau.

Encounter a small Slavic minority which has managed to maintain its language and culture for a thousand years under German rule. Get acquainted with the Sorbs’ rich traditions, especially around Easter. 

Find out how Saxons manage to produce fine wine and sparkling wine in Germany’s northernmost wine-growing region. Visit Saxony’s most famous wineries and sample their products. 

Get to know why there is no place in Germany like Saxony when it comes to Christmas. Visit the little village where Christmas is celebrated 365 days in the year and where many famous wooden Christmas ornaments were invented and are still made today.

Visit the birthplace of Audi and experience 100 years of car manufacturing in Saxony. Take a drive in the idiosynchratic Trabant car which was made until German reunification and arrive at modern times in Volkswagen’s production site of its Phaeton luxury car. 

See one of the most famous churches in the world. Travel to the unique landscape where its building material came from and encounter one of the most frequented touristic sights in Germany and Europe’s highest fortress.

Walk around Wittenberg where Martin Luther started events that had a far-reaching impact. Visit the very first newly-built Protestant church in the world, the house where Luther’s wife died and the site of the castle where it the split of the churches became unavoidable. 

Relive the times when Chemnitz had the highest industrial output in Germany, Leipzig dominated the world trade and Dresden was said to spend all the money made in Chemnitz and Leipzig. Visit former industrial sites and the most unusual villa of a rich industrialist.